Myszyniec
{{see also|Myszyniec, Lubusz Voivodeship}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Myszyniec
| image_skyline = Holy Trinity church in Myszyniec (1).jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_caption = Collegiate Basilica Church of the Holy Trinity
| image_flag = POL Myszyniec flag.svg
| image_shield = POL Myszyniec COA.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Masovian Voivodeship|name=Masovian}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Ostrołęka
| subdivision_type3 = Gmina
| subdivision_name3 = Myszyniec
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Elżbieta Abramczyk
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1654
| established_title3 = Town rights
| established_date3 = 1798-1870, 1993
| area_total_km2 = 10.74
| population_as_of = 2010
| population_total = 2950
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|53|22|56|N|21|21|5|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 07-430
| area_code = +48 29
| blank_name = Car plates
| blank_info = WOS
| blank_name_sec2 = National roads
| blank_info_sec2 = 32px
| blank1_name_sec2 = Voivodeship roads
| blank1_info_sec2 = 32px 32px
| website = http://www.myszyniec.pl/
}}
Myszyniec {{IPAc-pl|m|y|'|sz|y|ń|e1|c}} is a town in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, northeastern Poland,{{TERYT}} with 2,950 inhabitants (2010).
History
{{Historical populations|align=left|1828|1380|1862|1788|1921|1872|2010|2950
|source={{cite book|author=|title=Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej|volume=V|year=1924|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Główny Urząd Statystyczny|page=57}}{{cite book|author=|url=https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf|title=Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r.|year=2011|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Główny Urząd Statystyczny|page=74|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113152513/https://stat.gov.pl/cps/rde/xbcr/gus/PUBL_l_ludnosc_stan_struktura_31_12_2010.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2011}}}}
Myszyniec was founded in 1654 by the Jesuits, under a royal privilege issued by King John II Casimir Vasa.{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI|year=1885|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=839}} It was located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1708, the local Kurpie, led by regional Polish folk hero Stach Konwa, defeated the invading Swedes during the Great Northern War. In 1719, King Augustus II the Strong established annual fairs and weekly markets in Myszyniec. The town was granted town rights in 1798.
In August 1920, Poles defeated the invading Soviets in the Battle of Myszyniec.
During the initial stages of the German invasion of Poland, which marked the beginning of World War II, Myszyniec was the site of fierce Polish defense from September 1 to 4, 1939, but ultimately fell to Nazi Germany, which occupied the town until 1945.
Cuisine
The officially protected traditional dish of Myszyniec is pierogi with blueberries, often served with smetana or honey (as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland).{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/rolnictwo/pierogi-z-jagodami-z-myszynca|title=Pierogi z jagodami z Myszyńca|website=Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl|accessdate=4 June 2021|language=pl}}
Sport
The local football team is Bartnik Myszyniec,{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/skarb.php?id_klub=4284|title=Skarb - Bartnik Myszyniec|website=90minut.pl|accessdate=4 June 2021|language=pl}} which competes in the lower leagues.
Notable people
- Władysław Skierkowski, (1886–1941) Polish priest
See also
References
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External links
- [https://sztetl.org.pl/pl/miejscowosci/m/1358-myszyniec/ Jewish Community in Myszyniec] on Virtual Shtetl
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Category:Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship
Category:1654 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth